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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 7, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 7, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 7, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lindell |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Bill Stewart |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
Johnny Lindell | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 7, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a line drive towards left. Rice chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Rice. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lindell
There goes Snider. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Snider steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Belardi vs. Lindell
Belardi hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Erskine
Abrams hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rice out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to O'Brien who tags Furillo, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Lindell
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lindell
There goes Cox. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erskine
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Erskine
Sandlock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lindell
Belardi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Erskine
Lindell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Erskine
Abrams strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Lindell
Erskine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese bunts towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erskine
Ward hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hodges. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sandlock vs. Erskine
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Erskine
Lindell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lindell
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward juggles the ball. That's an error on Ward. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belardi moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belardi scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a line drive towards first. Ward catches it and steps on first to double up Campanella. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Erskine
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Lindell
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a popup towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erskine
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lindell
Belardi hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Erskine
Gil Hodges now playing first base. Don Thompson now playing left field.
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Erskine
Lindell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Erskine
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Lindell
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. O'Brien moves to third. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Erskine
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching. Paul Smith pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Wade
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Wade
Carlos Bernier pinch runs for Gene Hermanski.
Lindell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/7/1953, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cox B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Abrams C, rf 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 0 O'Brien J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 2 O'Connell D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Rice H, lf 4 0 0 0 Belardi W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Thomas F, cf 3 1 0 0 Thompson D, lf 0 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 4 1 2 4 Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Sandlock M, c 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, lf-1b 4 1 2 2 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 O'Brien E, ss 2 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 4 0 0 0 Hermanski G, ph 1 0 1 0 Wade B, p 0 0 0 0 Bernier C, pr 0 0 0 0 Lindell J, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 12 5 33 4 6 4 Brooklyn 111 001 010 -- 5 Pittsburgh 000 000 004 -- 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 8.1 5 4 4 3 7 Wade B (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lindell J (L) 9.0 12 5 4 3 3 E -- Rice H, Ward P DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Cox B, Ward P, O'Brien J 3B -- Reese P HR -- Hodges G, Snider D, Robinson J, Ward P SB -- Snider D CS -- Cox B SH -- Reese P T -- 2:16 A -- 0
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